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GRUNKE, Michael Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX36912, QX36912 (Q103386), Q103386 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1941, Enlisted at Goombungee, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 25 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Goombungee, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Presumed, New Guinea, Papua, 7 December 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Port Moresby Memorial, Port Moresby, Papua, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goombungee Memorial Gates, Port Moresby (Bomana) Memorial, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW2, Toowoomba WW2 Roll of Honour Book, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX36912 | |
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| 3 Jun 1941: | Involvement Private, QX36912, also Q103386 - FTD 9/9/1941 | |
| 3 Jun 1941: | Involvement Private, Q103386, FTD 9/9/1941 - also QX36912 | |
| 3 Jun 1941: | Enlisted |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX36912 (Q103386), Enlisted at Goombungee, QLD | |
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| 13 Sep 1941: | Embarked Private, QX36912 (Q103386), Embarked at Brisbane on board Zelandia for Port Morseby |
World War 2 Service
| 7 Dec 1942: | Discharged |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Thomas Grunke and Annie Christina Grunke of Goombungee, QLD. Annie later remarried and was known as Annie Manteit
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Defence Medal, Australian Service Medal
Roll of Honour - Goombungee